PMQs was to be followed by a 90-minute debate on abortion and I was down as the first to speak. Just before the debate I learned that six years’ hard work had been wiped out by Evan Harris, a former Liberal Democrat MP and now an influential official within the party.
He had persuaded the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to blackmail the Prime Minister by insisting that if the Department of Health did not withdraw its support for my abortion amendment, Lib Dem peers in the Lords would vote down the entire Health and Social Care Bill.
I believe the upper limit for abortion is too high at 24 weeks and that women presenting for an abortion should be made an offer of independent counselling.
I had previously campaigned to reduce the abortion time limit and now I had tabled an amendment to the Bill that would mean all women seeking an abortion were offered advice independent of the abortion provider. As a result of this, my family and I were subjected to an incredible amount of personal abuse that grew in volume as the debate drew nearer.
I had plenty of opponents inside the House as well. I have always thought of our whips’ office as a room full of inefficient worriers, but for my debate they had every angle covered.
Health Ministers were instructed to vote against my amendment – unheard of for a conscience-vote issue. A letter was sent to MPs advising them they should vote against me. The message was clear: vote for her and no job for you.' (MoS.)
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8729962/Quango-bosses-double-their-pay.html Good work, 'Dave'!
